Correspondence, 1925 December 10-16
| Description: |
Correspondence, speeches, and other documents sent to and from Will H. Hays during the 1920s. Born in Sullivan, Indiana in 1879, Hays served as chairman of the Republican National Committee (February 1918-June 1921); manager of Warren G. Hardings presidential campaign (1920); U.S. postmaster general (March 1921-March 1922); and president of the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA) (1922-1945). In addition to materials related to Hays personal and professional interests, this folder contains correspondence about a pool of money raised to pay politicians for favorable votes, job requests or recommendations, the Hollywood Studio Club, motion picture business in Connecticut, and Christmas gifts. It also includes correspondence about a dispute between Universal Pictures and Famous Players-Lasky Corporation in regards to a contract with Germany and complaints about contracts, block booking, and arbitration from the Motion Picture Theatre Owners of Indiana. |
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| Origin: | 1925-12-10 |
| Created By: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll64/id/36014 |
| Collection: |
Will H. Hays Collection |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted |
| Geography: |
United States |
| Subjects: |
Hays, Will H. (Will Harrison), 1879-1954 Correspondence Politics and government Politicians Republican National Committee (U.S.) Republican Party (U.S. : 1854-) Motion picture industry Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America Goodrich, James P. (James Putnam), 1864-1940 Pettijohn, C. C. (Charles Clyde), 1881-1948 Beetson, Fred W. Rogers, Will, 1879-1935 Work, Hubert, 1860-1942 Coolidge, Calvin, 1872-1933 Coolidge, Grace Goodhue, 1879-1957 Invitations Connolly, Jack S. Golden, John, 1874-1955 Eastman Kodak Company Schenck, Nicholas M., 1880-1969 Hollywood Studio Club Zukor, Adolph, 1873-1976 Cochrane, Robert H., 1879-1973 Loew’s Incorporated Pathé Exchange Kent, Sidney R., 1885-1959 Hays, Hinkle C. Kauffman, Reginald Wright, 1877-1959 Laemmle, Carl, 1867-1939 Universal Pictures Corporation Famous Players-Lasky Corporation Hoover, Herbert, 1874-1964 Milliken, Carl E. (Carl Elias), 1877-1961 Lasky, Jesse L., 1880-1958 Motion picture theater owners Contracts Warner, Samuel Louis, 1887-1927 Block booking |
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